Golf superstar Tiger Woods will play in the Honda Classic next month, WPBF 25 News' Ted White reported on Tuesday.

Honda Classic officials made the announcement at a midday press conference, about an hour after receiving a call from Woods that he's agreed to play.

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The Classic is a four-round PGA event played at PGA National Resort & Spa's Champions Course in Palm Beach Gardens from March 1-4. The course is commonly referred to as PGA National by golf fans.

Woods, who just moved into a home on Jupiter Island, played in his first tournament of the year last weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am that his rival, Phil Mickelson, eventually won.

"I have heard great things about the Honda Classic," Woods said in a statement. "Now that I live here, I want to play whenever possible."

This will be Woods' first appearance in the Honda Classic.

Woods also credited fellow golfer and North Palm Beach resident Jack Nicklaus' involvement in the tournament as a factor in his decision.

"Jack's involvement in the tournament and the benefits to the local community are also important," Woods said.

The hottest ticket in golf hasn't won a tournament since 2009, the same year he made global news for a Thanksgiving holiday meltdown that led to the revelation of a series of affairs with numerous women. Woods later sought sex-addiction counseling but eventually lost his wife, Swedish former model Elin Nordegren.